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49:

50: cout << “\n. >> ...sub class instantiated...”;

51: cout << “\n. >> ...ending program...\n”;

52:

53: return 0;

54: }

. >> Instantiating a sub class...

B >> in base class constructor...

S >> in sub class constructor...

. >> ...sub class instantiated...
. >> ...ending program...
S >> ...in sub class destructor
B >> ...in base class destructor

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LISTINGB3.9 continued

OUTPUT

Review the output of Listing B3.9 and make sure you understand it.

Knowing the order in which code is executed can save you a lot of time

when trying to hunt down errors in code and code logic.

Tip

A Caution on What You’ve Learned About C++ ................................................

In the last couple of days, you have learned quite a bit about C++ and object-oriented

programming. You have, however, only just begun to scratch the surface of what is avail-

able in C++. There are a lot of features of C++ you haven’t covered, including, but not

limited to

• multiple inheritance


• templates


• RTTI (Run-Time Type Information)


• friend functions


• nonpublic inheritance


• overriding versus overloading


• overloading operators
  Each of these features offers additional functionality to your C++ programs and can help
  to extend the capability to reuse your C++ code. Because each of these features help in

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